Editor’s Note: This blog post first appeared on NMA’s Driving in America blog in February 2018. Have you ever noticed while driving that generally the experience is fairly civil? Not too much chaos…not too many drivers overdoing it. We all drive along because in reality we just want to go where we need to go […]
49 Blog Posts From the 85TH PERCENTILE Tag
What about Speed Limits?
• November 22, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicyclist, Complete Streets, DISTRACTED DRIVING, NMA, PEDESTRIAN, SAFETY, Speed Limits, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING, YELLOW LIGHTS
NMA Wrap Up of Legislative Activity, 3rd Quarter 2019: NMA E-Newsletter #562
October 21, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, BAC, Bicycle, Complete Streets, Congestion Pricing, ITE, LEGISLATION, MOVE OVER LAW, NMA, NMA Foundation, PEDESTRIAN, RADAR, Road Diets, SAFETY, Scooters, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, SPEED TRAP, TICKET CAMERA, Traffic Calming, Traffic Congestion, VISION ZERO, YELLOW LIGHT, YELLOW LIGHT TIMING
July, August, and September were not nearly as active in resolving NMA-tracked legislation as in the second quarter, but October began with some very important events that will have positive ramifications for motorists well into the future. Let’s start with the final disposition of bills in the third quarter: Bills Opposed by the NMA […]
Do Vision Zero Programs equal more Traffic Accidents?: NMA E-Newsletter #559
September 30, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Bicycle, Bicyclist, Road Diets, SAFETY, Speed Cameras, Speed Limits, Traffic Calming, traffic safety, VISION ZERO
Many cities and states around the country have adopted a Vision Zero program which strives for zero traffic deaths, usually by a specific year. Some of the oldest programs, though, are finding that the ideal of zero traffic deaths is becoming ever more elusive and expensive over time. Instead of decreasing, traffic deaths involving accidents […]
Political Interference in Setting Speed Limits Shouldn’t Happen
August 23, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, INSURANCE, Insurance Companies, NMA, REVENUE GENERATION, SAFETY, Speed Limits, TICKET FINES, TICKET REVENUE, VISION ZERO
From guest writer Ian Tootill, who is co-founder of the grassroots British Columbia motorists advocacy group SENSE BC (or Safety by Education and Not Speed Enforcement). SENSE BC and the NMA are kindred spirits, with SENSE advocating for sensible driving standards for more than 23 years and the NMA for over 36. The issues facing drivers in […]
A Forum About Modifying Speed Limits and Driver Behavior: NMA E-Newsletter #537
April 29, 2019 • 0 Comments • 85TH PERCENTILE, Automated Traffic Enforcement, FHWA, GHSA, IIHS, NMA, SPEED CAMERA, SPEED LIMIT, TICKET QUOTA, Traffic Tickets
The April 15-16, 2019 conference in Ruckersville, Virginia was billed as a “national forum [seeking] to address the neglected problem of speeding.” The sponsoring organizations, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), are leading proponents of lowering speed limits with the goal of reducing highway fatalities to near […]
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